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JUNE 2021
Visit our website at WoonsocketLibrary.org
Here is the library’s re-opening plan through Phase 3
Current open hours: Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am-7pm.
Tuesdays & Fridays 9am-5pm. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
Questions? Call us at 401-769-9044

 

 

Fine-Free on late returns through June 30, 2021, though we encourage you to please return library materials on time so that others may check them out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D&D for Teens on Tuesdays will be back soon!
Look for upcoming information on our Facebook page!

 

 

 

INTRODUCING THE OCEAN STATE LIBRARIES MOBILE APP

The Woonsocket Harris Public Library and the statewide lending consortium, Ocean State Libraries, brings you a new way to use your library card—introducing the Ocean State Libraries mobile app.
It includes our most requested features:
• search the library catalog
• access your library account
• view the library’s hours
Along with additional features like quick links to driving directions to local libraries, AskRI.org databases, library events, and more.
Download for free from your app store.
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...
iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oslri/id1527952769

 

 

 

ONGOING PROGRAMS, HOURS & SERVICES

The library continues to provide free virtual programs to entertain and educate all ages via Woonsocket Harris Public Library on Facebook  and YouTube. We also have Google Classroom videos. Sign in with your Google account and join a class using one of these codes: for Storytime use code k7vd2si, for Tunes & Tales with Anne Marie use code 4fo4has, and for Crafts & STEAM videos use code 4fuq5bj

There are Booktalkings and Conversations with Ed & Company, Princess & Pirate Stories, Staff Readings, Anne-Marie Forer story and music programs and craft videos with Take & Make kits. Each weekday we bring to you a different program as we spend this virtual time together.

~ Adhering to COVID-19 protocol for libraries, face masks must be worn to enter the building and 6ft social distancing. We do not have seating, tables or study rooms available for public use inside of the library.
~ We ask that you please bring U.S. dollar bills and coins for photocopying and computer printing, as we cannot make change.
~ Faxing is with a credit or debit card only.
~ The library has extended Wi-Fi into the front parking lot. Look for the Library_ParkingLot network for open access.
~  We are open to the public for returns, check out, limited browsing,
document notarizing, photocopying, self-service faxing,
and 30-minute computer use and printing.

 

 

 

 

LIBRARY  PHONE  NUMBERS
Area Code 401
Library Director:  767-4125
Assistant Director:  767-4126
Circulation Desk/Main: 769-9044
Reference Department:  767-4124
Children’s Department:  767-4122
Young Adult/Teen Desk: 767-4132

 

 

 

  
The Biden administration is telling House Speaker Mike Johnson it's up to state governors to decide if the National Guard is needed to subdue pro-Palestine protests on college campuses. Johnson called on President Biden to call in the National Guard after visiting Columbia University on Wednesday. The Speaker said "there is an appropriate time for the National Guard" if the protests aren't contained quickly.       The Supreme Court is considering whether Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for acts he took in office. The case before them Thursday centered around Trump's federal election interference charges. Trump's attorney argued prosecuting a president for official acts "incompatible" with Constitution. The special counsel attorney argued the Constitution does not grant a president absolute immunity.       Librarians in Alabama could face criminal charges if a newly-passed bill becomes law. The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives passed a bill where librarians at public libraries or public schools can be arrested if accused of distributing material considered "obscene." The bill passed on a party-line vote of 72-to-28. The bill originally called for the offense to be a Class C felony with a maximum ten-year sentence, but was changed to a Class C misdemeanor with a maximum three-month sentence.       Kim Kardashian is promoting criminal justice reform at the White House. The reality TV star joined Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday to help promote a new rule from the Small Business Administration that will lift loan restrictions for people with criminal records. Kardashian is a long-time advocate for non-violent drug offenders, and helped elevate the issue during the Trump administration.       A New Hampshire man is avoiding jail time in his sentence for making a hoax bomb threat at Harvard as part of an extortion scheme. William Giordani yesterday pleaded guilty to the charge of concealing a federal felony, and was sentenced to three years of probation. Giordani allegedly placed a tool bag that was rigged to look like an explosive device at the Harvard Science Center Plaza. He then called Harvard Police claiming to have placed three bombs on campus, demanding bitcoin to stop the bombs from exploding.       Buying a home is now more expensive than ever. A new report from Redfin found the median home price in the United States is now over 383-thousand-dollars, a record high. The economic research lead with Redfin says prices may drop slightly in the coming months, but buyers should accept that "housing costs are likely to remain elevated for the foreseeable future."       

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